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work

/wurk/US // wɜrk //UK // (wɜːk) //

工作,工,作业,劳动

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
    • : productive or operative activity.
    • : employment, as in some form of industry, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood: to look for work.
    • : one's place of employment: Don't phone him at work.
    • : something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The students finished their work in class.
    • : materials, things, etc., on which one is working or is to work.
    • : the result of exertion, labor, or activity; a deed or performance.
    • : a product of exertion, labor, or activity: musical works.
    • : Often works. an engineering structure, as a building or bridge.
    • : a building, wall, trench, or the like, constructed or made as a means of fortification.
    • : works,a place or establishment for manufacturing: ironworks.the working parts of a machine: the works of a watch.Theology.righteous deeds.
    • : Physics. force times the distance through which it acts; specifically, the transference of energy equal to the product of the component of a force that acts in the direction of the motion of the point of application of the force and the distance through which the point of application moves.
    • : the works, Informal. everything; all related items or matters: a hamburger with the works.harsh or cruel treatment: to give someone the works.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, for, or concerning work: work clothes.
    • : working.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    worked or wrought;working.

    • : to do work; labor.
    • : to be employed, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood: He hasn't worked for six weeks.
    • : to be in operation, as a machine: The water should not be disconnected while the pump is working.
    • : to act or operate effectively: We all agree that this plan works.
    • : to attain a specified condition, as by repeated movement: The nails worked loose.
    • : to have an effect or influence, as on a person or on the mind or feelings of a person.
    • : to move in agitation, as the features under strong emotion.
    • : to make way with effort or under stress: The ship works to windward.
    • : Nautical. to give slightly at the joints, as a vessel under strain at sea.
    • : Machinery. to move improperly, as from defective fitting of parts or from wear.
    • : to undergo treatment by labor in a given way: This dough works slowly.
    • : to ferment, as a liquid.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    worked or wrought;working.

    • : to use or manage: It is easy to work the camera in this mobile device.She can work many power tools.
    • : to bring about by or as by work or effort: to work a change.
    • : to manipulate or treat by labor: to work butter.
    • : to put into effective operation.
    • : to operate for productive purposes: to work a coal mine.
    • : to carry on operations in.
    • : to make, fashion, or execute by work.
    • : to achieve or win by work or effort: to work one's passage.
    • : to keep at work: She works her employees hard.
    • : to cause a strong emotion in: to work a crowd into a frenzy.
    • : to influence or persuade, especially insidiously: to work other people to one's will.
    • : Informal. to exploit to one's advantage: See if you can work your uncle for a new car. He worked his charm in landing a new job.
    • : to make or decorate by needlework or embroidery: She worked a needlepoint cushion.
    • : to cause fermentation in.
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    • : work in / into to bring or put in; add, merge, or blend: The tailor worked in the patch skillfully. Work the cream into the hands until it is completely absorbed.to arrange a time or employment for: The dentist was very busy, but said she would be able to work me in late in the afternoon. They worked him into the new operation.
    • : work off, to lose or dispose of, as by exercise or labor: We decided to work off the effects of a heavy supper by walking for an hour.to pay or fulfill by working: He worked off his debt by doing odd jobs.
    • : work on / upon to exercise influence on; persuade; affect:I'll work on her, and maybe she'll change her mind.
    • : work out, to bring about by work, effort, or action.to solve, as a problem.to arrive at by or as by calculation.to pay by working instead of paying money.to exhaust, as a mine.to issue in a result.to evolve; elaborate.to amount to; add up: The total works out to 176.to prove effective or successful: Their marriage just didn't work out.to practice, exercise, or train, especially in order to become proficient in an athletic sport: The boxers are working out at the gym tonight.
    • : work over, to study or examine thoroughly: For my term paper I worked over 30 volumes of Roman history.Informal.to beat unsparingly, especially in order to obtain something or out of revenge: They threatened to work him over until he talked.
    • : work through, to deal with successfully; come to terms with: to work through one's feelings of guilt.
    • : work up, to move or stir the feelings; excite.to prepare; elaborate: Work up some plans.to increase in efficiency or skill: He worked up his typing speed to 70 words a minute.
    • : work up to, rise to a higher position; advance: He worked up to the presidency.

Phrases

  • work both sides of the street
  • worked up, be
  • work in
  • work it
  • work like a beaver
  • work like a charm
  • work off
  • work on
  • work one's fingers to the bone
  • work one's way
  • work out
  • work over
  • work up
  • work wonders
  • all in a day's work
  • all work and no play
  • at work
  • busy work
  • dirty work
  • get down to (work)
  • good works
  • gum up (the works)
  • have one's work cut out
  • in the works
  • make short work of
  • many hands make light work
  • out of work
  • shoot the works
  • the works
  • turn (work) out all right

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounlabor, chore
Forms: worked, working, works
nounbusiness, occupation
Forms: worked, working, works
verbbe employed; exert oneself
Forms: worked, working, works
Synonyms
drive驱动器,驱动,驾驶,驱动力manage管理,处理,管理好,治理pursue追求,追寻,追踪,争取strive争取,努力,力争,努力奋斗toil劳累,劳作,劳动,劳苦try尝试,试试,试试吧,试图dig挖掘,挖掘机,挖出,挖drudge德拉吉,德鲁吉,德鲁杰,德鲁伊freelance自由职业者,自由职业,从事自由职业,自由执业者hustle喧嚣,喧闹,喧哗,喧闹声labor劳动,工,工作,劳工manufacture制造,制作,生产,制造业moil摩尔,润泽,润物细无声moonlight月光,月光下,月亮,月色ply层压,多层,多层板,多层的report报告,报道,报导,举报scratch划伤,挠痒痒,刮擦,刮伤slave奴隶,奴仆,奴隶制,奴才slog艰难跋涉,艰难困苦,艰难困苦的生活,艰难困苦的日子specialize专门化,专注于,专门,专注strain应变,应力,应变能力,应变性sweat汗水,汗液,汗,发汗apply oneself运用自己,运用自己的力量,投身,运用自己的be gainfully employed有利于就业,有利可图的就业,有收入的就业,有利可图buckle down扣好安全带,系好安全带,扣下来,扣下carry on进行,继承,继续,进行下去do a job做事,作业,做工作,干活do business做生意,做事,开展业务,经商earn a living谋生,谋生之道,谋求生计,营生have a job有工作,做事,有份工作,有事做hold a job任职,做事,任职于,做好工作knuckle down归拢,归于平静,归于平淡nine-to-five itpeg away拨开,钉子,挂起,钉住plug away插上插头,插上电源,插销,插手punch a clock打钟,打时钟,打表,打卡take on承担,对付,担当,承担起
verbmanipulate, operate
Forms: worked, working, works
Antonyms
verbcultivate, form
Forms: worked, working, works
Antonyms

Examples

  • I worked very loyally for him to do everything I could for him.

  • Both are recovering well after their surgeries and are already back to work.

  • The NBCU spokesperson said the company would work with each advertiser to decide how the data would be used and managed.

  • It works with the full-sized Smart Keyboard and the new Logitech keyboards.

  • At Fortune, we’ve worked to make business better since our founding 90 years ago.

  • If anything the work the two cops and the maintenance guy were doing deserves more respect and probably helped a lot more people.

  • Why, some might be asking, am I being so harsh on their work so soon after they died?

  • “I love my job and I love my city and I am committed to the work here,” he said in a statement.

  • So it might be me projecting my desires onto Archer to want to just get away from work for a few weeks.

  • To make it work almost everything else about these shows has to seem factual which is why many look like a weird Celebrity Sims.

  • Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.

  • With him one is at high pressure all the time, and I have gained a good many more ideas from him than I can work up in a hurry.

  • In fact, except for Ramona's help, it would have been a question whether even Alessandro could have made Baba work in harness.

  • The sad end of the mission to King M'Bongo has been narrated in the body of this work.

  • Entrez donc, 'tis the work of one of your compatriots; and here, though a heretic, you may consider yourself on English ground.